How do I report Etsy digital downloads labeled “hand drawn” that look AI-generated?

Hi! The most effective way to flag these is to report the listing (or the whole shop if it’s a pattern) for not meeting Etsy’s policies, and in your note focus on the specific, checkable policy issue: the seller appears to be selling “seller‑prompted AI” work but isn’t disclosing AI use in the description and/or is presenting it as “hand drawn/hand illustrated” in a way that’s misleading.

To report a single listing:

1. Open the listing on Etsy (desktop or app) and choose “Report this item to Etsy” (on the app it’s usually at the bottom of the listing or in the press-and-hold menu from search).
2. Pick the option that routes it to policy review (commonly “I don’t think it meets Etsy’s policies”).
3. In the note, be brief and concrete. Example you can adapt:
   • “Listing claims ‘hand drawn/hand illustrated,’ but the images appear AI-generated and there is no AI disclosure in the listing description. Etsy’s Creativity Standards allow seller‑prompted AI, but it must be disclosed in the description. Please review for misleading listing information / missing AI disclosure.”

If you’re seeing a shop doing this across dozens of listings, reporting the shop as well can be more effective than reporting one-by-one (Etsy asks people not to report the same violation repeatedly).

A couple important nuances (so you don’t waste time):

• Etsy does allow AI-generated art on Etsy if the seller’s using their own prompts/creative direction and discloses AI use in the listing description. So the strongest report isn’t “this looks AI,” it’s “they’re claiming hand-drawn / not being transparent about AI use.”
• Etsy usually won’t tell you the outcome, and action can be inconsistent because “looks AI” is subjective. They’re more likely to act when there’s a clear mismatch between what’s being claimed and what’s disclosed (or if a shop has repeated misrepresentation complaints).

One more thing: if you believe they’re using your actual artwork (or something extremely close to it), don’t use “Report this item” — use Etsy’s intellectual property infringement reporting route instead, because that goes through a different process.